Archive for October, 2007
“This song is rubbish”
…was the songwriting advice given by Jordan (aged 7) to Neil Young (aged 62).
I was listening to the new Neil Young album ‘Chrome Dreams II’ whilst Jordan played on the computer - when all of a sudden he piped up ” this song is rubbish, he just keeps saying ‘If heaven had a window where [...]
Roddy Woomble’s take on the state of the music industry…
An excerpt from Idlewild frontman Roddy Woomble’s diary at www.idlewild.co.uk:
“It’s true that the music industry has been brought down to it’s proverbial knees in recent years, but it’s not true that people have stopped buying albums, it’s just that they’re still buying the shit ones. People that tend to be into good music tend also [...]
Heavy Metal In Baghdad
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Related Links:
www.heavymetalinbaghdad.com
www.myspace.com/wwwacrassicaudas5com
The Times They Are A Changin’
Little did Bob Dylan know back in January of 1964 when ” The Times They Are A Changin’ ” was originally released how aptly those words would describe the state of the music industry (the industry that gave us Bob Dylan) over 40 years later.
I’ve spent a lot of time during the last few [...]